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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:14:33 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #861
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 21:59:28 EDT
From: Paulalef@aol.com
Subject: Re: Pig crafts
Hi!
I haven't done this in a long time, but the kids enjoyed it when I did.
Take an egg carton, either pink or some color you can paint, and cut the cups
out. Using a paper plate as the base, attach a cup for the nose, triangles
cut from the lid for the ears and add other features after cutting holes for
eyes. Attach a strip of cardboard to hold it and you have a mask to tell
"The Three Little Pigs" or just to play with.
Paula Lefkowitz
Parsippany (NJ) PL
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:10:07 -0400
From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Goodbye Songs
Rob Reid's book, "Wave Goodbye," is a real winner. It was originally
written
as a library rap, but works nicely with the story hour crowd, either with or
without the illustration.
Kirsten Martindale
Buford, GA
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:57:35 -0400
From: RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: interfiling j and ya fiction
EVERYTHING I have read and heard from other YA librarians is DO NOT DO
THAT. Teens do not want to go to the children's department for their
stuff. And the collection will tend to be more juvenile since you would
have to then think, well it is in there where the kids are....
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 22:14:12 -0500
From: James Asbury <jamesasbury@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: ALA Removes Farrakhan Website After FF Notifies ADL
Susan259@aol.com wrote:
>
> The difference is in the fact that ALA has stated guidelines for what will
or
> will not be considered for inclusion in this section of their website--
That's irrelevant if the guidelines are merely excuses to censor.
- --
"Berry"
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:21:17 -0400
From: "Lewenstein, Esther" <E.Lewenstein@BrooklynPublicLibrary.org>
Subject: Parts of the body
I'm working on a story time either for ages 3-5 or 2-3. (we do for both
these age groups...) I would like to do a "parts of the boyd" theme
and have
been having a hard time finding books. The one book I did think of is Eric
Carle's "From Head to Toe." I used A to Zoo and was not pleased with
their
titles. Either we didn't have it, or it wasn't exactly what I was looking
for.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks so much.
Esther Lewenstein
Brooklyn Public Library
Kings Highway Branch
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:22:37 -0400
From: "Saunders, Katherine" <ksaunders@mail.sppl.net>
Subject: RE: interfiling j and ya fiction
My thoughts on the matter: YA's do not want to be seen as children--I think
putting YA books in with the juvenile ones will guarantee that they won't
get checked out by their target age group. It's certainly not the coolest
thing in the world for a 16 year to be old prowling through the juvenile
stacks looking for books.
**************************************
Katherine Saunders
Public Services Librarian
Southern Pines Public Library
170 West Connecticut Ave.
Southern Pines, NC 28387
Phone: 910-692-8235
Fax: 910-695-1037
Email: ksaunders@mail.sppl.net
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:05:03 -0700
From: yellowboy2@juno.com
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #857
Hi, I have belonged to this listserve since last year and have read many
great ideas from eveyone. I have a few questions and would love any
input if anyone has time. Does anyone have any ideas about how
technology affects a libraries mission and how all of the new technology
will be paid for, controlled, selected and evaluated in a public or
school library? Also, how does tehcnology affect employees? Thank You!
Carol
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:10:08 -0500
From: Victoria Schoenrock <vschoenrock@wnpl.alibrary.com>
Subject: E-Mail Reference
Does anyone do e-mail reference service over your web site? We are
interested in pursuing it here and would like to hear about other library's
experiences. What kind of turn around time do you promise? How do you
handle reference interviews via e-mail?
Thanks in advance!
Vicky Schoenrock
Warren-Newport Public Library
Gurnee, IL
vschoenrock@wnpl.alibrary.com
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:42:02 -0500
From: Kim Heikkinen <kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org>
Subject: Re: In search of a wonder
The Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library has a small lighthouse in
the new children's room. I looked at it and it's been designed to minimize
the chance of accidents. It's adorable, and appropriate since Milwaukee is
right on Lake Michigan...
Kim
*************************************************
Kim Heikkinen kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org
Youth Services Librarian
Franklin Public Library
Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 425-8214
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:32:31 -0400
From: RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: In search of a wonder
Just was thinking that a hot air balloon basket would be neat. with the ceiling
painted as the sky, the floor as the ground below or just grass green for
simplicity. a colorful balloon, actually portions of it from the balloon
upwards towards the ceiling... hmmm, I like this, be right back, going to go
talk to the children's librarian. HAHA
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:37:31 -0400
From: "Hudson, Sarah" <shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us>
Subject: RE: interfiling j and ya fiction
Hi,
Personally, I don't recommend interfiling J and YA books.
YA titles may contain themes that younger children are not ready for.
Filing them together may create some confusion over the level of the
materials.
Also, the YA's probably do not want to have their fiction interfiled with
the
"kids" materials.
In another system, I had a parent complain that their child had checked out
a book with a mature theme because it had a cat on the cover and she
checked it out thinking it was a book about cats. The YA fiction was
displayed near the J fiction. I know, it's the parent's responsibility,
etc.
but I don't think that this would have been a problem had the YA book been
displayed a little farther away from the J fiction.
Sarah
Sarah Hudson
Information Specialist
shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us
Opinions are my own, and do not reflect those of the Library
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:04:25 -0400
From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
Subject: Re: Goodbye Songs
I like to start storytimes by singing "If you're Happy and You Know
It."
I made up a closing song to the same tune:
When the storytime is over, wave good-bye. (repeat)
When the storytime is over
Wave good-bye over your shoulder
When the storytime is over, wave good-bye.
When the storytime ends, say so long. (Kides repeat SO LONG!) (repeat)
When the storytime ends
Say so long to all your friends
When the storytime ends, say so long. (SO LONG!)
Martha Simpson, Stratford (CT) Library
Sylvia Leigh Lambert wrote:
>
> Hi ya'll
>
> Please share how you 'wrap up' your storytimes. What sort of 'Goodbye'--or
'see ya real soon' song(s)/activities do you use?
>
> Thanks,
> Leigh Lambert
> leighladidah@gurlmail.com
>
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 07:12:29 -0400
From: "Capehart" <capehart@net1plus.com>
Subject: Storyline Machines
Hello,
I vaguely remember sending this request out last time our storyline machine
bit the dust, but I'm not 100% sure I did. Do any of you offer a
weekly/daily/whatever story on the telephone via an automatic machine? I
realize this is a service that might have seen its day, but our community
seems to be really attached to the idea.
Our machine is finally really dead, and we need to find a replacement. We
need a machine that will allow an outgoing message of five to fifteen
minutes, will allow us to turn off the message-taking function, and will
allow unlimited call-ins.
Thank you in advance!
Tim Capehart
Head Children's Services
Leominster Public Library
Leominster, MA
tcapehar@cwmars.cwmars.org
http://www.net1plus.com/users/~capehart
"I just want to read something that won't break my glasses if it falls on
my
face when I read in bed."-- Elderly patron explaining why she now checks
out
YA novels instead of adult novels.
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 22:47:24 PDT
From: "Mary Sue Burnett" <msb@wam.umd.edu>
Subject: more Harry Potter
For those who can't get enough of Harry Potter, there's two articles
relating to Harry Potter in the Style section of yesterday's (October 20,
1999) Washington Post on pages C1 and C2. One article concerns a book
signing attended by the author of the Harry Potter books. The other has
ideas for homemade Harry Potter costumes. Apparently, Harry Potter hasn't
hit the big commercial market yet for related items and so Harry
Potter-related costumes are not yet commerical available, at least not as
complete sets. From what I understand some parents are buying items
individually to make up Harry Potter costumes or sewing their own. Or the
full-text articles can be looked up on the Washington Post website at
http://www.washingtonpost.com and do a search on Harry Potter from the
search box from the front page. This search feature lets you look up
articles from the past 14 days and read them full-text. You can search the
archives (further back than 14 days) online and get citations but if you
want to access the full-text articles online, you have to be a paid
subscriber to the site.
Mary Sue Burnett
msb@wam.umd.edu
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 22:12:35 -0500
From: James Asbury <jamesasbury@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: FW: Nation of Islam Link Removed because of Content.
Kirsten Edwards wrote:
>
> :::smiling::: You vastly overrate both the power & prestige of
> ALA. Nonetheless, having criteria for lists - be it booklists on paper or
> lists generated as computer records - is not censorship. Even if the
> criteria include making (gasp!) an ethical judgement, it is still not
> censorship especially since those criteria are made explicit.
I'm sorry, Kirsten, but this makes absolutely no sense. If the link was
removed (censored) because of objection to content, then it is
censorship no matter how organized the process or how many criteria were
set and met or how explicit they were. If the criterion is to link only
sites that are free of racial bias and prejudice, then it is not a
content neutral criterion, and therefore offensive to the First
Amendment. As I said in my example, if the criterion said gay friendly
sites should not be included, then the criterion is faulted, and
therefore the process, and therefore the decisions made based on the
criterion.
> The beauty, freedom and yes, danger, of the internet lie in just such
> actions as ALA took in modifying it's list of "recommended children's
> websites" in response to compelling argument that the site did not
match
> the stated criteria. Only someone who for some reason chose to limit his
> or her choices to what the ALA did or did not recommend is affected. And,
> of course, only if they want to be.
And one could always argue that pulling Heather Has Two Mommies isn't
censorship because the reader could always walk down to Barnes and Noble
and order it. That doesn't make one right. This was an access point to
particular information. The access point was removed due to objection to
its content. It doesn't matter that there are a thousand different ways
to get to it, just as it doesn't matter that there are a thousand
different ways to get a book. What matters is that it was removed
because it offended, and removed by an organization that is supposed to
stand for intellectual freedom.
See, it is this kind of rationalization that gets librarians into
trouble. I don't like it when David crows. I like it even less when he's
right. Less still when it is my professional organizations that give him
something to crow about.
- --
"Berry"
jamesasbury@yahoo.com
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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 21:58:15 -0400
From: "Sylvia Leigh Lambert" <leighladidah@gurlmail.com>
Subject: Storytime themes and tips--updated lists--LONG
Hi all,
Thanks soooooooo much for the tips and titles and themes that you sent in
response to my request for storytime themes, etc. with which to start to build
my storytime 'repertoire'. Here are the results:
*_A to Zoo_
*_52 Programs for Preschoolers_ by Dianne Briggs
- --------------------------------------------------
from Jeri Kladder:
*_55 Preschool Programs for Public Libraries_ (McFarland, 1995)
* any of Margaret Read MacDonald's _Booksharing: 101 Perrograms to Use with
Preschoolers (Library Profesional Publications, 1988) and her newer one called,
perhaps, _Bookplay_
- ------------------------------------------------------
from: Beverly Vetter
* A favorite storytime of total silliness:
Story Hour Outline: Age 3-5
Theme: Don't Be Silly!
Books:
1. Weeks, Sarah. _Mrs. McNosh Hangs up her Wash_
2. Root, Phyllis. _Turnover Tuesday_
3. Davis, Katie _Who Hops?_
4. Slepian, Jan and Ann Seidler. _The Silly Listening Book_
5. Westcott, Nadine Bernard. _The Lady with the Alligator Purse_
6. Radunsky, Vladimir & Eugenia. _Yucka Drucka Droni
Fingerplays:
- ---"Pockets"
There's something in my pocket.
Could it be a moose?
Could it be a man with a bell and a caboose?
Could it be a snake?
Or some sticky glue?
Right here in my pocket is...
A kiss from me to you!
- --"Silly"
Make a face; touch your toes,
Now you're being silly
Reach up high; hold your nose,
Now you're being silly.
Pat your ears
Touch the ground
Now you're being silly!
- ---"The Silly Bird Song"
Up in the sky,
The little birds fly.
Down in the nest,
The little birds rest.
With a wing on the left,
And a wing on the right,
The little birds sleep,
All through the night.
Shhh! They're sleeping!
Up comes the sun.
The moon goes away.
"Good morning, good morning!"
the little birds say.
- ----"Five Little Monkies" (Traditional) Use a monkey mitten
Songs: "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
- ------------------------------------------------------
*from Lin Look
Favorite sotires and fingerplays/songs that you can mix and match:
Hot Hippo by Mwenye Hadithi
Splash, Splash by Jeff Sheppard
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs by Byron Barton
Bones, bones, dinosaur bones by Byron Barton
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Cookies Week by Cindy Ward
Who Hops by Katie Davis
Brush Your Teeth by Raffi (Singable Songs)--pretend to brush teeth
5 Little Monkeys & Crocodile
6 Little Ducks
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around
- -----------------------------------
from Corey Bennett:
*Favorite programming books:
Judy Nichols. _Storytime for two-year-olds_
Rob Reid. _24 Creative Programs for All Ages_
Robin Works Davis. _Toddle On Over: Developing Infant & Toddler Literature
Programs_
*Favorite Themes:
Outer Space--"there's no end of material, and both boys and girls enjoy it.
Silly Stuff--"I usually do this one in April, for National Humor
Month"
Sweet Talk--stories about cookies, candy, cakes, and other sweet treats. This is
also a good alternative to 'holiday' programs in December, if you want to avoid
the Holiday debat alltogether."
Pets--"Our library system celebrates Pet Week in May, but this one could be
used at any time of year."
- -------------------------------------
*from Kendra Nan Skellen:
A good resource book: _I'm a Little Teapot: Presenting Preschool Storytime_
compiled by Jane Cobb
published by Black Sheep Press
P.O. Box 2217
Point Roberts, WA 98281-2217
Format for storytime with Head Starts:
Opening song
Opening fingerplay (to quiet them down)
Longest book
fingerplay or action rhyme
medium book or flannel story
fingerplay or action rhyme
shortest book
closing song
stamp on their hands
"Their attention span gets shorter the longer they sit. Allow them the time
to move around and they will be more attentive."
Some themes:
amy type of animals
seasons,
weather,
bugs,
big and little,
dinosuars,
clothes,
cookies,
counting,
mother goose,
colors (specific ones or general),
zoo,
music,
scary,
monster,
moon,
outerspace,
family,
babies,
cowboys,
reptiles (frogs, turtles, etc.)
You name it and you can put together a program on it.
- -----------------------------------------
from Kathryn Appleton:
*wonderful titles that can be turned into storytimes:
_I Took My Frog to the Library_ by Kimmel
_The Frog Princess?_ byu Mann
_The Little Old Lady Who was Not Afraid of Anything_ by Williams
_I Know an old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie_ by Jackson
_Monkey Face_ by Asch
- ---------------------------------------
from Amy Stulz:
*"... build your repertoire of children's songs and fingerplays to break up
the stories (it keeps the little ones from getting too restless.)"
"If you have access to kids' music in your library, take a listen. You can
also find some great lyrics at http://www.kididdles.com/. Look in their
mouseum."
"Short, humorous titles work best. Animals also are good. They like to help
make the animal sounds. Try _Who Hops_ by Katie Davis for humor and _Polar Bear,
Polar Bear..._ by bill Martin for Animals.
- -------------------------------------
from Jeanenne Reid Robinson:
My favorite program has been a mouse theme.
Opening stand up song
Fingerplay: (act out words) from _Toddle on Over_ by Robin Davis:
"Here's my book
I open it wide
To see the picutres
that are inside."
Read: _Watch Out, Big Bro's Coming_ by Jez Alborough (my favorite)
"Clap, Clap, Clap you hands as slowly as you can" from _Wee Sing_ tape
Read: _Mouse Mess_ by Linnea Riley
"Shoo Fly" song from Greg and Steve's "On the Move" tape
Calming fingerplay
"Big Enormous Turnip" stoory using book or flannel encouraging the
children to pretend they are helping to pull out the turnip. Every time a
character calls for help he or she chants:
"If You'r Happy and You Know it" song from _Car Songs_ by Dennis Buck
Sing "_Mouse's Birthday_" by Jane Yolen to the tune of "London
Bridge is Falling Down"
Closing song or fingerplay
- ------------------------------------------------
*************
from Jill Olson/ Youth Service Outreach Librarian at King County Library System/
300 Eighth Ave North/ Seattle, WA 98109 *****
"You'll find a wealth of themes through our webpage:
www.kcls.org/webkids/btgo/index.html
*******THIS IS A SUPER-SUPER-SUPER-DUPER SITE!!!!******
- -----------------------------------------------------
from Barbara Smith:
four helpful ALA publications:
_Family Story Times_ by Bob Reid, ALA, 1999
_Literate Beginnings_ by Debbby Ann Jeffery, ALA, 1995
_101 Fingerplays, Stories, and Songs to Use with Finger Puppets_ by Dianne
Briggs, ALA, 1999
_Storytime for Two Year Olds_ by Judy Nichols, ALA, 1998
- --------------------------------------------
from Charlene Noll:
Baths:
Harry the Dirty Dog
Tub People
No More Water in the Tub
King Bigood's in the Tub
Dogs:
Martha Speaks
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Walter's Tail
Winter:
Froggy Gets Dressed
Good Morning Granny Rose
Snowtime
Winter Magic
Snow:
Snowballs
Take Time to Relax
Emmet's Snowball
Food:
Pizza for Breakfast
Potluck
Gingerbread Boy
Stone Soup
Wind:
Dandelion
One Windy Wednesday
What the Wind Blew
Whirlys and the West Wind
Green:
Green Eggs and Ham
Little Blue and Little Yellow
Spring Green
Uncle Harold and the Green Hat
Sickness:
Monkey Soup
Teddy Bears Cure a Cold
Arthur's Chicken Pox
One Cow Coughs
Snakes:
Snake that Sneezed
To Bathe a Boa
Greedy Python
Silly Stories:
Pete's a Pizza
Yummers
Cock-a-Doodle Moo
Too Much Noise
The Tickle Tree
Rain:
April Showers
Puddles
Moondance
Puddle Pail
Turtles:
Any Franklin
Tortoise Brings the Mail
Turtle Tail
Elephants:
Laura Charlotte
The Biggest Nose
Circus Baby
Giants:
Rude Giants
Clay Boy
Planting:
Tops and Bottoms
Flower Garden
Carrot Seed
- -------------------------------------------
***and from B. Allison Gray via a different pubyac 'thread':
Video: "Once Upon a Time: Skills for Reading Aloud at Group Time: by
Educational Productions, Inc., 1991
- --------------------------------------------------
*I, Leigh Lambert, have also like the following songs--they are great for some
'movement'/choreography : "The Itsy-Bitsy (or Incey Weency) Spider: and
"My Dog Rags" both available on _If You're Happy and You Know It ...
Sing Along with Bob #1_ (Bob McGrath)
ISBN # 0-920903-74-6
*In addition the following out-of-print book looks helpful:
_Party Rhymes_ by Marc Tolon Brown
*Marc Tolon Brown also wrote _Hand Rhymes_, which may be helpful.
*These books may be good too:
_Eye Winker Tom Tinker Chin Chopper: Fifty Musical Fingerplays_ by Tom Glazer
_Do YOur Ears Hang Low?: Fifty More Musical Fingerplays_ by Tom Glazer
- ------------------------------------------
And so far, some books that have been crowd-pleasers are:
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
I Love Trucks! by Philemon Sturges
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?
Animal Noises by Dawn Apperley
Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash
Who Hops?
I can ride it!
and the all time favorite so far:
_Ducks Like to Swim_ by Agnes Verboven
- -------------------------------------------
Thanks again to all who contributed to this list, helping to support this here
beginner. I'm having fun, as are the kids. So Yay!
Respectfully,
Leigh Lambert
leighladidah@gurlmail.com
and
leighladidah@hotmail.com
P.S. Apologies for typos. But it's getting toward my bedtime.
get your free gURLmAIL at http://www.gURLmAIL.com
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:26:11 -0400
From: "Debbie Dudash" <ddudash@monpldc.org>
Subject: [none]
I have a patron who needs help and I haven't been able to locate the
necessary resource. Does anyone know of a library resource I could reference
for a listing of available educational grants or scholarships? This would be
for a child who will be entering the seventh grade next year. He has been
accepted into a private, boys school that deals strictly with dyslexia. The
family NEEDs financial help to do this. He NEEDS this desparately.
Also does anyone know the names of sources for school textbooks on tape.
Can you help with this?
The child has been retested privately by the school and is currently
reading at a 3.5 grade level student. That is 3 years below school grade
and 4 years below chronological age. The parents need to find a tutor
specializing in Orton Guillingham language skills and obtain copies of all
textbooks on tape.
Thanks for any assistance you can give me.
Deborah P. Dudash
bddudash@worldnet.att.net
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:18:50 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Is Harry Potter Evil? By Judy Blume
The New York Times OP-ED Friday, October 22, 1999
Is Harry Potter Evil? By Judy Blume
http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/oped/22blum.html
________________________
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American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:38:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
Subject: Participatory read aloud for middle school
I've just been asked to help locate a read aloud for a local newscaster to
use with 6th graders. We would like to find something the kids to do sound
effects for as he reads. The program is on Friday Nov. 19th and of course
he would like some time to read through first. The program is about 30
minutes but some time would have to be taken up in giving the audience
their parts. Does anyone have a sure fire winner for this age group. The
teachers would prefer if noise could be made by clapping or stomping or
whatever rather than passing out some kind of noisemakers. Thank for the
help and I will post a list if others need this kind of material.
Thanks all
Julie Rines
jrines@ocln.org
fax: 617-376-1332
(just in case someone has a handy printed copy and would be willing to
send it)
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:40:05 -0700
From: "Chain, Kathy"
<IMCEAEX-_O=CITY+20OF+20ROSEVILLE_OU=ROSENET_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=KATHY+20CHAIN@roseville.ca.us>
Subject: humbug witch
Hi, I have a patron who is trying to locate a book she read as a child,
probably in the 1970s. It's a picture book about a group of friends who,
one by one, leave their homes and build new ones just for themselves.
One is a tree house, one has a boat type theme (houseboat), etc.
Children are of both sexes. I actually vaguely remember reading this
myself as a child, but I don't recall the author/title either. I thought
one of the children was a Henry, but the patron didn't remember that or
any of the names. The illustrations were black and white ink pen type
drawings. This story was more about the children's quest for
independence in establishing their own home than "running away." We
looked in A to Zoo, but none of the titles seemed correct. Does anyone
else remember this? thanks for any help.
Kathy Chain
Youth Services Librarian
Roseville Public Library, Maidu Branch
kchain@roseville.ca.us
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:40:25 -0500
From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: A Ban on Harry Potter?
from Office.Com
A Ban on Harry Potter? By Sarah Z. Sleeper
http://www.office.com/global/0,2724,63-13293,FF.html
________________________
Don Wood
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/oif.html
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:56:34 -0400
From: Susan Price-Stephens (Susan Price-Stephens)
<susan.price-stephens@treasure.lpl.london.on.ca>
Subject: Stumper: book about absent dad
Hi,
I have a patron who is looking for a book to read to her 4 year old daughter.
The girl's father used to be a full time stay at home dad but he has gone back
to school and is not home very much. Can you suggest any books that might fit
the bill? I have checked A-to Zoo (most recent edition and Best of Bookfinder
(vol 1-3) Thanks in advance
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:30:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Cathy Sullivan Seblonka <cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us>
Subject: stumper: southern authors
My local high school forensic group needs readings from white southern
male children's authors. I can list Michigan and Wisconsin authors but
not those from the deep south. Any southern librarians have any ideas? I
know only Truman Capote, Joel Chandler Harris, Walt Disney, and William
Holmes McGuffy. They won't accept authors from Maryland. They
won't consider Mark Twain as a children's author. I've
looked in Biography Today's geographic index but the southern authors
listed there are African American or women. Our state books list adult
authors for the most part. Any others? Please reply directly to
me.Thanks.
Cathy Sullivan Seblonka
Youth Services Coordinator
Peter White Public Library
217 N. Front St.
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 228-9510
fax (906) 228-7315
e-mail: cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:30:48 PDT
From: "Sarah Smith" <sesmith5@hotmail.com>
Subject: Harry Potter Activity Kit Results--Finally
Here's how to get the Harry Potter Activity Kit from Scholastic!
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From: CustServ@Scholastic.com
To: sesmith5@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Comments and Suggestions
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 13:18:56 -0400
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